Explain how to work awound an error case.

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Eric S. Raymond 2008-04-28 17:59:38 +00:00
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@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ instead of just "make":
The bootstrap process makes sure all necessary files are rebuilt
before it builds the final Emacs binary.
If 'make bootstrap' fails, it may be necessary to do 'make maintainer-clean'
followed by configure before trying it again. (Occasionally the loaddefs.el
file gets into a bad state due to changes in the Lisp libraries; this procedure
forces it to be regenerated.)
Normally, it is not necessary to use "make bootstrap" after every CVS
update. Unless there are problems, we suggest using the following
alternative procedure after you have done "make bootstrap" at least